Sunday, August 03, 2008

Fly away from here

There's an ASPCA ad right now that makes me just about bawl every time I see it. It plays that Sarah McLachlan song, "Angel," which has been used for just about every emotional event from 9/11 to various murder cases, and it breaks your heart, especially when set against the backdrop of those poor sad animals.

I just want to open the cage doors and take them all in.

The ASPCA has a whole channel on YouTube, with videos and a donation button. God bless them and their work. I need to make a donation soon.

I cannot watch that commercial anymore. I change the channel all the time. I, too, want to run down to the SPCA and adopt every single of the pets they have. I have to remember that I am doing my part by taking care of my own babies especially since they too were abandoned.

I've been seeing that commercial for at least a year. Or, more accurately, starting to weep and scrambling for the remote. And the shelter kitties I've adopted no longer look sad-except when I tell them they've had enough treats for the day.

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